Boys Town (1938)

Name: Boys Town
Released: 1938

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Boys Town

National Velvet (1944) — Same feel: feel-good, uplifting
San Francisco (1936) — Spencer Tracy appears in both
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) — Spencer Tracy appears in both
Captains Courageous (1937) — Same subject: accident
A Star Is Born (1937)
The Winslow Boy (1999) — Same feel: moralistic, idealistic